A 62-year-old High Chief, Chief Adebisi Adeolegan Ige was on Monday arraigned before an Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, over failure to repay a loan of N10 million naira he obtained for farming. Counsel to the plaintiff, Adeoye…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo The Nigeria Police has detained the leader of masquerade worshippers, Chief Kayode Esuleke, who allegedly attacked Muslim faithful at their worship centre in Osogbo on Sunday. Esuleke, who is also a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah on Wednesday, launched three of his recent literature books on the main campus. Our Correspondent reports that the books launched are Seriya (2019), Omokewu (2020) and Yoruba Oral Tradition in Islamic Nigeria:…
The House of Representatives has passed a budget of N329,963,491,523.00 for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Chairman, House Committees on Federal Capital Territory and FCT Area Councils and Ancillary Matters, Rep. Abdullahi Garba presented the report of the Committees on…
By Abba-Eku Onyeka, Abuja The Honourable Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has called for a closer working relationship between the FCT Administration (FCTA) and the National Center for Women Development (NCWD) toward promotion of issues relating…
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has said that the contract for the maintenance of the National Assembly is currently undergoing a procurement process in line with the Procurement Act of 2007 so that the maintenance of the complex can commence…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has set up an ad-hoc Committee to investigate complaints of alleged misconduct of real estate developers in the country. The establishment of the committee, chaired by Rep. Blessing Onuh (APC-Benue),…
A 71-year-old PhD student of the University of Lagos, Mrs Felicia Marinze has emerged one of the best graduating students from the institution’s School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS). The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe announced this…
The Senate on Tuesday approved the sum of N74,773,601,916 billion as 2022 budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Police…
By Kayode Tokede The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) market capitalization has lost a total of N1.3 trillion in the first half (H1) of 2021. Nigerian NewsDirect gathered that the market capitalisation, the total market value of listed companies’ outstanding shares…
